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Peruʼs former President Garcia dies after shooting himself as police arrived

90/2019 • 18 APRIL, 2019

Pope tells Greta Thunberg to carry on her fight Pope Francis gave his blessing for Thunbergʼs fight for the climate

Alan Garcia, the former president of Peru, died at Limaʼs Jose Casimiro Ulloa Hospital on Wednesday after he shot himself in the head at his Lima home as police arrived to arrest him in connection with an ongoing bribery investigation. Garcia, who served as president between 1985 and 1990 and then again from 2006 to 2011, was wanted in connection to the sprawling Lavo Jota (Car Wash) corruption investigation and his ties to the Brazilian construction giantOdebrecht. President Martin Vizcarra said, "We are shocked by the death of former President Alan Garcia."

German cathedral expert ʼspellboundʼ by Notre Dame fire On the evening of April 15, a fire broke out in the upper levels of Notre Dame Cathedral, eventually causing the spire to collapse and consuming much of the roof. The blaze took 15 hours to extinguish, and the full extent of the damage re‐ mained unknown two days later as an investigation into its cause got un‐ derway. French President Emmanuel Macron has promised to rebuild the iconic Parisian landmark, and donations and offers of help have poured in. The Cologne Cathedral was severely damaged in bombing during WWII. The reconstruction ended in 1956, though today constant maintenance and renovation still take place. Archi‐ tect and art historian Barbara Schock-Werner was the master builder of the Cologne Cathedral from 1999 to 2012 and therefore re‐ sponsible for all of the buildingʼs structural conservation work.

The teenage climate activist and the leader of the worldʼs Catholics agree that the world needs to fight climate change. Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg met briefly with Pope Francis on Wednesday. The teenage environmentalist sat in the front row of the popeʼs general audience in St Peterʼs Square when the two spoke. "Thank you for standing up for the climate and speaking the truth. It means a lot," she told him. "God bless you, continue to work, continue. Go along, go ahead," he responded. Speaking after the meeting, Thunberg told Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter: "He was very friendly. He smiled the whole time." The leader of the worldʼs Catholics and Thunberg more or less see eye to eye on climate change. Francis has urged the world to protect the environment, even writing a 2015 document on fighting climate change. Since then he has advocated for the reduction of fossil fuels and calling for the world to convert to clean energy. Thunberg has inspired a generation of children to strike against climate change and hold regular protests against global inaction on the matter. Thunberg has chastised global leaders for not treating the threat of climate change as a life-threatening emergency. On Tuesday she called on the EU to reduce CO2 emissions by at least 50% in 10 years. Swedish climate activist

Greta Thunberg met briefly with Pope Francis on Wednesday. The teenage environmentalist sat in the front row of the popeʼs general audience in St Peterʼs Square when the two spoke. "Thank you for standing up for the climate and speaking the truth. It means a lot," she told him. "God bless you, continue to work, continue. Go along, go ahead," he responded. Speaking after the meeting, Thunberg told Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter: "He was very friendly. He smiled the whole time." The leader of the worldʼs Catholics and Thunberg more or less see eye to eye on climate change. Francis has urged the world to protect the environment, even writing a 2015 document on fighting climate change. Since then he has advocated for the reduction of fossil fuels and calling for the world to convert to clean energy. Thunberg has inspired a generation of children to strike against climate change and hold regular protests against global inaction on the matter. Thunberg has chastised global leaders for not treating the threat of climate change as a lifethreatening emergency. On Tuesday she called on the EU to reduce CO2 emissions by at least 50% in 10 years.

New US policy on seized property in Cuba threatens EU ties The Trump administration will ramp up pressure against Cuba by allowing US nationals to file lawsuits against foreign companies doing business on the island. The major policy shift sets the stage for fresheconomic disputes between the US and Europe.It also marks a new escalation in Washingtonʼs policy to hammer Havana over its support for Venezuelaʼs socialist acting President Nicolas Maduro. National Security Adviser John Bolton announced the policy change during a speech Wednesday in Miami, which is home to exiles and immigrants from Cuba. Speaking to veterans of the CIAʼs failed 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion, Bolton also used the speech as an opportunity to announce new sanctions on Venezuela and Nicaragua, two leftist allies of Communist Cuba.

Tourist bus crashes in Madeira, many dead Madeiraʼs Mayor Filipe Sousa told Portuguese broadcaster RTP3 that at least 28 people died in the bus crash. He said that the driver and a guide on the bus were injured but survived. Portugalʼs Lusa agency reported that several other passengers were taken to a local hospital. Germanyʼs foreign office said on Wednesday it is possible that German tourists were among the victims. An office spokeswoman said the German embassy in Lisbon was in contact with local authorities. It was not immediately clear how many passengers were on board, or whether all of them were German.

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